Can you boost your immune system?
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Can Supplements Really Help Your Immune System?
Vitamins are necessary and important, but there's nothing that says we have to take those vitamins in mega doses by supplements. Taking way more vitamin C, vitamin D, or zinc than you need is not going to make your immune system work better. Supplements are regulated as food, which means they're not subject to the same testing and scrutiny that prescription medications go through. Some of these supplements are adulterated, so the worst case scenario is they're adulterated with something that's dangerous to you.
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